Ann Hampton Callaway headlines MIAC鈥檚 Summer Soir茅e on Aug. 8
Jazz legend Ann Hampton Callaway will headline the 蜜桃视频 Institute for Arts & Culture (MIAC)鈥檚 annual Summer Soir茅e on Saturday, Aug. 8. The evening will begin with an elegant outdoor reception on the 蜜桃视频 campus from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by an intimate concert in Walker Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.
For this special performance, Callaway brings her acclaimed program, "I Get a Kick Out of Cole," a vibrant tribute to the music and legacy of Cole Porter. Blending wit, warmth, and impeccable musicality, the evening features timeless classics including "Night and Day," "Just One of Those Things," and "Every Time We Say Goodbye.鈥 A highlight of the program is "I Gaze in Your Eyes," a song Callaway composed using previously unpublished lyrics by Porter, making her the only composer to set music to his unrecorded work. Throughout the evening, Callaway shares stories that illuminate Porter鈥檚 life and artistry, bringing audiences closer to the man she says 鈥渉ad so much savoir it isn鈥檛 fair.鈥
"For sheer vocal beauty, no contemporary singer matches Ms. Callaway," said Stephen Holden, The New York Times.
"Just as Ella Fitzgerald was the greatest jazz singer of her era, so too is the magnificent Ann Hampton Callaway of hers," expressed Musical Theatre Review.
About Ann Hampton Callaway
Ann Hampton Callaway is one of America鈥檚 most gifted artists in pop and jazz. A leading champion of the Great American Songbook, she has made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, educator, TV host, and producer. Voted "Celebrity of the Year" by BroadwayWorld and "Best Jazz Vocalist" two years in a row, Callaway is a born entertainer.
She is best known for her Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway musical "Swing!" and for writing and singing the theme song to the hit TV series "The Nanny." She made her feature film debut opposite Angelina Jolie and Matt Damon in the Robert De Niro film "The Good Shepherd."
A multi-platinum-selling songwriter, Callaway鈥檚 work has been featured on seven albums by Barbra Streisand. She has recorded 83 albums as a soloist and guest artist, and her latest release, "Finding Beauty: Originals Volume 1," debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Jazz chart.
Her honors include the Theater World Award, 17 MAC Awards, several Bistro Awards, the Mabel Mercer Award, the Johnny Mercer Award for Songwriting, the Blanton Peale Award for Positive Thinking, and induction into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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A limited number of $50 concert-only tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 30, at noon and may be purchased online at .